Distinguished Engineer - SoC Verification

Job Title

Distinguished Engineer - SoC Verification

Role Summary

Lead verification strategy and execution for custom SoC designs in Marvell's Custom Compute Solutions Business Unit, focused on advanced AI/XPU and XPU‑attach programs. This role establishes verification methodology, drives verification execution (DV, emulation, post‑silicon), and builds a local engineering team in San Diego.

This is a foundational technical leadership role responsible for shaping verification processes, collaborating across architecture/design/DFT/PD/firmware/system teams, and delivering customer silicon to schedule and quality targets.

Experience Level

Senior level (Distinguished Engineer). Typical experience guidance from the posting: PhD: ~10–12+ years; Master's: ~12–15+ years; Bachelor's: ~17+ years of related professional experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities of the role include ownership of verification strategy, execution, and team building.

• Lead design verification (DV), emulation, and post‑silicon validation activities with a zero‑defect mindset.
• Define verification scope, methodology, test plans, timelines, and verificationbench (TB) architectures.
• Drive DV environment development (directed and constrained‑random verification) and tool selection/evaluation.
• Coordinate with Architecture, Design, DFT, PD, Firmware and System teams to ensure successful product delivery.
• Implement productivity improvements (incremental and forklift changes) and monitor industry verification trends for adoption.
• Hire, mentor, and retain a high‑performance verification engineering team; define training and development needs.

Requirements

Key technical skills and experience required. Education degree details are listed separately under Education Requirements.

• Expertise in SystemVerilog and UVM; experience writing detailed test plans and building sophisticated directed/random verification environments.
• Strong scripting skills (Python or Perl) and familiarity with EDA verification tools.
• Object‑oriented design and implementation experience.
• Proficient with Linux operating systems.
• Strong programming skills, especially C++; familiarity with ARM assembly.
• Experience with emulation and post‑silicon validation methodologies.
• Experience with networking protocols relevant to SoC designs.
• Proven ability to define verification architectures, lead tool evaluation, and drive team productivity.

Education Requirements

Posting specifies degree and experience combinations: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields with ~17+ years of related professional experience; Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields with ~12–15+ years of experience; PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields with ~10–12+ years of experience.

About the Company

Company: Marvell Technology

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, United States

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions serve as essential building blocks of the data infrastructure connecting our world, driving innovation across enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier architectures. The company focuses on creating transformative technology that shapes the future.